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Chapter 4

           MademoiselleBourienneknewastory,heardfromherauntbutfinishedinherownway,whichshelikedtorepeattoherself.Itwasthestoryofagirlwhohadbeenseduced,andtowhomherpoormother(sapauvremère)appeared,andreproachedherforyieldingtoamanwithoutbeingmarried.MademoiselleBouriennewasoftentouchedtotearsasinimaginationshetoldthisstorytohim,herseducer.Andnowhe,arealRussianprince,hadappeared.Hewouldcarryherawayandthensapauvremèrewouldappearandhewouldmarryher.SoherfutureshapeditselfinMademoiselleBourienne’sheadattheverytimeshewastalkingtoAnatoleaboutParis.Itwasnotcalculationthatguidedher(shedidnotevenforamomentconsiderwhatsheshoulddo),butallthishadlongbeenfamiliartoher,andnowthatAnatolehadappeareditjustgroupeditselfaroundhimandshewishedandtriedtopleasehimasmuchaspossible.

           Thelittleprincess,likeanoldwarhorsethathearsthetrumpet,unconsciouslyandquiteforgettinghercondition,preparedforthefamiliargallopofcoquetry,withoutanyulteriormotiveoranystruggle,butwithnaïveandlightheartedgaiety.

           AlthoughinfemalesocietyAnatoleusuallyassumedtheroleofamantiredofbeingrunafterbywomen,hisvanitywasflatteredbythespectacleofhispoweroverthesethreewomen.Besidesthat,hewasbeginningtofeelfortheprettyandprovocativeMademoiselleBouriennethatpassionateanimalfeelingwhichwasapttomasterhimwithgreatsuddennessandprompthimtothecoarsestandmostrecklessactions.

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